Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 34 Release 89-96
- NR
- 2008
- 54 min
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Release Dates: Nov 2, 1961 - Nov 27, 1961Nov 2, (Release 89)- President Kennedy gives the approves nuclear tests in the atmosphere; Harry S. Truman visits the White House; the Twist is taking the Continent by storm; FOOTBALL: COLORADO vs. OKLAHOMA.TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGOPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected to a second term in a landslide.Nov 6, (Release 90)- Prime Minister Nehru is greeted by President Kennedy before a series of talks; U. Thant of Burma is elected Secretary-General; PRINCESS MARGARET HAS A SON; POPE CELEBRATES 80th BIRTHDAY AND CORONATION; FOOTBALL: MINNESOTA vs. MICHIGAN STATE, LOUISIANA STATE vs. MISSISSIPPI, OHIO STATE vs. IOWA.Nov 9, (Release 91)- The worst fire in Southern California history rages through Bel-Air and Brentwood; Mayor Robert F. Wagner is re-elected Mayor of New York City; President Kennedy confers with Prime Minister Nehru.TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGOHenry Ford's reconstructed childhood school; J. Edgar Hoover received a citation from the Boy Scouts; the Papal Secretary of State visited the U.S.; the reporter Dorothy Kilgallen; painted stockings were the fad.Nov 13, (Release 92)- The Prime Minister of India sets off on a ten-day tour of the country; the Miss World contest in London; HORSE RACING; FOOTBALL: COLUMBIA vs. DARTMOUTH, HARVARD vs. PRINCETON.Nov 16, (Release 93)- Samuel Rayburn, Speaker of the House since 1940, dies at the age of 79; RECORD AUCTION: $2,300,000 FOR A REMBRANDT; Queen Elizabeth tours Ghana; FOOTBALL: GIANTS vs. EAGLES.Nov 22, (Release 94)- The nation pays tribute to House Speaker Sam Rayburn; PAINTING DRAWS RECORD CROWD AT MUSEUM: a Rembrandt goes on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; QUEEN ENDS GHANA TOUR; a smash Broadway musical opens: FLOWER DRUM SONG; FOOTBALL: ALABAMA vs. GEORGIA TECH, WASHINGTON vs.UCLA.Nov